Grilled Pork Skewers With Peanut-Basil Sauce
- Total Time
- 8 minutes
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Ingredients
- 20 to 30fresh basil leaves
- ½cup peanut butter, preferably chunky
- ¾cup coconut milk
- 2tablespoons soy sauce, more to taste
- 1clove garlic, peeled
- 1inchlong piece of ginger, peeled
- ½teaspoon red chili flakes
- Juice of 1 lime, plus lime wedges for garnish
- ¼teaspoon salt
- 1pound boneless pork shoulder or loin
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
379 calories; 31 grams fat; 12 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 12 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 19 grams protein; 363 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a blender, combine all ingredients except pork and process until you have a smooth paste. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed: mixture should be salty, spicy and hot. Set about ½ cup of marinade aside to use as dipping sauce.
- Step 2
Slice pork into 1-inch cubes and toss with rest of marinade until it is all well coated. Thread meat onto skewers, without crowding.
- Step 3
Heat a grill, grill pan or broiler until quite hot; cook pork until brown all over, turning once, about 5 to 8 minutes total. Serve with reserved dipping sauce and garnish with lime wedges.
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Eight minutes to prepare? It takes me longer to wash my hands and get out the ingredients. Please be honest with prep times.
Mark Bittman doesn't believe you need to marinate meat for a long period of time to get good results (he doesn't view marinades as tenderizers, but as flavor-enhancers). You certainly can let it sit for a bit, but it's not necessary.
Suggestion to save clean-up time: don't put the peanut butter in the blender. Put in the basil and liquid(s) and blend, then put in bowl and mix in peanut butter by hand. Blender cleaning much quicker this way.
made this with thai spicy pork salad (instead of that pork, i made this pork). REALLY GREAT. subbed out the dressing for that salad with the rest of the marinade for this pork. super light, flavorful. added fish sauce, more lime, & (don’t judge me) salsa verde from a taco truck to pork marinade.
This is really good peanut sauce. Much better than I've had from any restaurant.
Stuck to the grill. Be sure to oil the grates well before cooking